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Capital Markets: Structured Products

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Capital Markets: Structured Products - USA

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What the Team is Known For

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP stands out for its ability to advise clients on the issuance of notes linked to underlying assets, such as equity baskets, including in the form of ETFs. The firm also has particular expertise in proprietary indices and further capabilities include repackaging financial instruments into structured notes. The firm's strong cross-border strength enables the team to handle multijurisdictional transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP advised numerous banks on structuring, negotiating and implementing capital relief trades. These transactions can be issued in a variety of formats, including bank-issued credit-linked notes, financial guarantees and bilateral credit default swaps.

Strengths

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"The firm has a very strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters."

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"It is a really strong team with good commercial awareness of what solutions are viable."

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"The firm takes a very logical approach to deal analysis and proposes solutions in a very user-friendly format."

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian Foster
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Brian Foster
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With notable experience in the financial sector, Brian Foster garners praise for his ability to assist banks on their structured notes offerings.
"Brian has a deep understanding of what is going on in the market and is remarkably efficient."
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